Articles

2013-05-09

Summer’s just around the corner. Learn what you can do now to create a watery wonderland at the cottage.

2016-01-19

Driven by their appetite, some animals will use their ability to think ahead to scout out their next meal.

2025-12-05

Bats have been maligned for centuries, miscast as the familiars of witches, associated with Hallowe'en, and feared for the false belief that they will get caught in your hair. In reality, bats are incredibly important to the health of the environment and our gardens.

2025-12-05

When our blood begins to boil under the blazing summer sun, we go to all sorts of lengths to chill out, from taking a dip in a pool to standing in front of the open fridge door. But we aren’t the only ones that need to beat the heat. Animals feel it, too, and though they don’t have a neighbour’s pool for refreshment, they’ve come up with some pretty cool methods of their own. 

2015-09-09

Pollinators have been battling habitat loss and pesticides for some time now, but it turns out bumblebees may be facing the greatest threat of all

2014-05-16

What makes human pregnancy different from our wild friends’? In some cases, not much…

2025-12-05

Stay Warm This Winter—Guilt Free.

2025-11-28

2025-12-05

By Leigh Edgar</p> <p>Once a leader in the fight against climate change, the government of Canada is now lagging behind other developed nations in its efforts to meaningfully address greenhouse gas emissions. And instead of trying to improve its own record, Canada wants to point the finger at other nations instead. <br>&nbsp;

2025-12-05

By Leigh Edgar</P> <P>Extinction isn't exclusive to species on remote tropical islands, or in the lush rainforests of South America. You might be surprised to learn that we’ve lost species in our own country. While the rates and causes of extinction in developed countries differ from those in developing countries, nations like Canada certainly aren't immune to species loss. Species that have gone extinct in Canada largely fell victim to a time when land was being conquered for human settlement, natural resources were being overharvested, and few – if any – conservation laws existed.</P> <P>&nbsp;

2025-12-05

Pushing to amend Canada’s Navigable Waters Protection Act to strengthen and conserve environmental protection of Canadian waters.&nbsp;&nbsp;

2025-12-05

News&nbsp;from CWF including past partnerships, promotions and scholarships. &nbsp;

2025-12-05

Let's celebrate how wildlife has impacted Canadian history and culture

2025-12-05

Shrinking and late-forming ice is forcing the polar bears of Churchill, Man., to adopt drastic hunting measures. “There’s nothing much to eat along the Hudson Bay coast in the fall other than other bears,” says biologist Ian Stirling, a retired Environment Canada scientist and leading expert on polar bears.

2018-05-14

Nesting is not so easy for this prairie songbird

2025-12-05

Even though it’s still making headlines, it shouldn’t be news to anyone&nbsp;— kids today are spending too much time inside and not enough time in nature. A recent U.K. study conducted by the National Trust showed that of the 1,651 children surveyed, only half could tell the difference between a bee and a wasp but 90 per cent could identify Yoda. This study focused on U.K. children, but would Canadian kids fare any better? If we can be compared to our neighbours to the south&nbsp;— who have studied this growing disconnect in detail&nbsp;— the answer is no.&nbsp;&nbsp;

2025-12-05

CWF encourages Canadians to add their voices to the call for allocation of carbon market revenues to conservation.&nbsp;

2013-03-21

Last time we talked about the fishing technique called purse seining – one of the most common means of catching fish in the pelagic (surface and sub-surface) zones of the ocean.

2025-11-28

2025-12-05

<strong>By April Overall</strong></p> <p>A tribute to Canada’s floral godmother